Tuesday, February 3, 2009

The Drive to Go From the Factory to the Classroom

Pamela Becker spent 13 years assembling Buick Skylarks, all the while studying part-time for two degrees as she looked for a way off the General Motors factory floor. Now, 29 years after starting her studies -- and at the height of the crisis in the auto industry -- Ms. Becker is a college instructor helping displaced Michigan auto workers reinvent themselves. (MORE....)

3 comments:

What a great, and inspirational story Ann. It once again shows that one person can make a difference in the lives of others. Even if that difference seems small to some, it may just be monumental to ONE!

Now that right there is my kind of girl. I may have to add Pamela Becker to my Hero column under Peggy Noonan's name.I have a boundless respect for people who persevere like that when nothing in life is handed to them. Great story, Ann.